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RANT: I swear I can never find any decent deals on Craigslist

 
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Mar 13, 2012 22:46 |  #1

You know how every now and then you see someone post about this great deal they got on craigslist?

I read them and they always gets me hoping that I'll find some amazing deal on some glass that I don't need but would still like to get since it such a great deal......Yet all that ever pops up on the metro detroit craigslist is crap like this

http://detroit.craigsl​ist.org/okl/pho/289804​0673.html (external link)

I mean really? It didn't even sell for that much when it was brand new, let alone now that its been out of production for a while!!!!

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Mar 14, 2012 17:29 |  #2

you can't fault them for trying!


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Mar 14, 2012 17:41 |  #3

The "great deals" on CL are few and far between - the best I've gotten was a Mamiya
RB-67 w/ lenses and backs for $400.


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Mar 14, 2012 20:26 |  #4

keep looking, they show up.




  
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Mar 15, 2012 09:54 |  #5

I find the same happens on here. If I'm not hitting the Sell section 2-3 times a day I miss out on great stuff.


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Mar 15, 2012 12:30 |  #6

Negotiating. Try it.

I NEVER list low on CL because everyone will haggle with you. List high, negotiate down.


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Mar 15, 2012 14:19 |  #7

Hmm, here in the UK it all seems to be suspiciously low-priced Canon stuff and super-expensive Leicas.
For example -

- Canon 5D mkII Body
- Canon 24mm-70mm L Lens
- Canon ultra sonic ef85mm f/1.8 Lens
- Canon Macro 50 mm Lens
- Canon 580 exII Flash
- Canon 430 exII Flash (x2)
- x2 batteries
- x2 16GB Lexar professional flash cards
- 8GB Lexar professional flash card
- Grey Card
- UV filter
- Canon mk II book (great help for any level)

Grand total of £1300, about 1/3 of what it would normally sell for...


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Mar 15, 2012 19:00 |  #8

Numenorean wrote in post #14091528 (external link)
Negotiating. Try it.

I NEVER list low on CL because everyone will haggle with you. List high, negotiate down.

I do but when someone lists a lens for about $600 more then what its actually worth you have to question what someone is thinking.




  
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Mar 15, 2012 19:30 |  #9

The problem with Craigslist as it is on POTN sell list, by the time you see it, it's gone.


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